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Olympic injury scare for Merritt

An injury to Olympic 400m champion LaShawn Merritt was the big talking point of the Diamond League meeting in Monaco last night.

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Laughs and scares in bonkers 'The Cabin in the Woods'

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Ó Lionaird takes final step in Daegu

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Reynolds tops magazine's Sexiest Man Alive poll

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Gay underlines threat to Bolt

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Lucas signs star trio to new war film

Supreme Court throws out $80m smoking case

THE US Supreme Court threw out a $79.5 million (€60.5m) punitive damages award to a smoker’s widow yesterday, a boom to businesses seeking stricter limits on big-dollar jury verdicts.

Wed, 21 Feb, 2007

US court sets aside $79.5m smoker award

THE US Supreme Court granted an appeal by cigarette maker Philip Morris USA Inc. yesterday, set aside a ruling that awarded $79.5 million in punitive damages to the family of a dead smoker, and sent the case back for further consideration.

Tue, 07 Oct, 2003

Jury orders £2bn payout to lifelong smoker

A US jury has ordered tobacco giant Philip Morris to pay more than $3bn (£2bn) to a lifelong smoker, holding the company responsible for his incurable lung cancer.

Thu, 07 Jun, 2001